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Mon Jun 18, 2012, 01:40 PM Jun 2012

Romney's dodge on Obama DREAM order just aggravates and 'dejects' his right-wing

Allen West says he's 'dejected' by Romney's answers on immigration

Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) said Monday he was "dejected" by presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney's performance during an interview Friday in which he was asked repeatedly about President Obama's recently announced policy shift on illegal immigration.

Romney was asked repeatedly whether as president, he would repeal an administration policy that halts deportation proceedings on some young illegal immigrants. But Romney mostly dodged the question, saying instead he would advocate for a long-term, legislative solution to the issue.

But West objected to what he perceived as equivocating, pleading with Romney to take a stand on the issue.

"I guess I feel a little bit dejected because I think that it goes back to what my mother taught me, 'a man must stand for something, or else he’ll fall for anything,'" West said on the Laura Ingraham show.

read: http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/233233-allen-west-says-hes-dejected-by-romneys-answers-on-immigration

Romney's problem isn't taking a stand . . . his problem is that, once he makes one, it's not more than an instant that he's walking away from it.

more dejection from the Daily Mail:

Mitt Romney's faltering response on immigration is a warning sign ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-2161194/Mitt-Romneys-faltering-response-immigration-warning-sign-Republicans.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
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Romney's dodge on Obama DREAM order just aggravates and 'dejects' his right-wing (Original Post) bigtree Jun 2012 OP
wake up mr west, your nominee has no clothing. spanone Jun 2012 #1
All he ever said was he would advocate for a long-term solution. Life Long Dem Jun 2012 #2
 

Life Long Dem

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2. All he ever said was he would advocate for a long-term solution.
Mon Jun 18, 2012, 02:09 PM
Jun 2012

That was no answer. The media is giving him a free ride on never answering any questions.

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